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HLTAAP002 - Obesity Body Mass Index

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HLTAAP002 - Obesity Body Mass Index report, Obesity refers to an individual who has much body fat. Being obese is different from being overweight as it specifically refers to weighing too much. Obesity is measured by Body mass index(BMI). Body mass index is the weight of an individual divided by the square of his or her height. An obese person has more than30kg/m2. Obesity leads to an individual physical appearance increasing which reduces the level of functionality, happiness, and social interaction. The following are causes that lead to individuals having depression when they are obese; First, obesity leads to a person having a poor self-image. 

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Obesity causes depression IntroductionObesity refers to an individual who has much body fat. Being obese is different from overweight as it specifically refers to weighing too much. Obesity is measured by Body Mass Index (BMI). Body mass index is the weight of an individual divided by square of his or her height. An obese person has more than30kg/m2. A normal person has below 25kg/m2 while an overweight individual has between 25-30kg/m2 (Zhao et al., 2011). Depression is a mood disorder that is caused by intense sadness and affects an individual’s behaviour, thoughts, sense of wellbeing and feelings. Depression is a low mood state that lasts for a prolonged period of time. Obesity has increase in the modern society to be almost the most common chronic illness while depression has been recorded as the most prevalent psychological conditions (Pan et al. 2012). These conditions have increased concerns in the public health of New Zealand. The following write up will discuss how obesity causes depression to individuals with obese. The write up will also outline the correlation that exists between obesity and depression.How Obesity causes depressionObesity leads to an individual physical appearance to increase that reduce level of functionality, happiness and social interaction (Markowitz, Friedman, & Arent, 2008). Obese individuals end up changing their lifestyles as a result of their body appearances. The following are causes that lead individuals having depression when they are obese;First, obesity leads to a person having a poor self image. Individuals suffering from obese see themselves in bad image because of their physical appearances. This leads to them thinking about themselves in terms of weaknesses, inability and unfit to the society. Their self image in their unhealthy body state make obese individuals think long hour about themselves which leads to sadness that prolongs for weeks and months causing depression. Therefore, obesity stimulates individuals to have poor image of them thatlead to mood disorders causing depression.Secondly, obesity causes social isolation. Obese individuals find themselves in isolation that leads them to lacking social interactions. Persons’ with obesity feel left of the society and stay in isolation with no one to talk to. They get to a state of near complete or complete having no contact with the society (Atlantis, & Baker, 2008). This state is different from loneliness that refers to isolation from the society for a short period of time. Social isolation lead to obese individuals being separated emotionally and
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